1984 Renault 5 Turbo 2
From the B-pillars rearward, the Renault 5 Turbo 2 bears little resemblance to the modest Renault 5 hatchback it nominally derives from. The rear quarter panels are dramatically flared to house wide rear tires, with vertical air intake grilles on their leading edges feeding the mid-mounted turbocharged engine.
Up front, the nose, doors, and glasshouse remain standard Renault 5 (a visual contradiction that makes the car instantly recognizable).
Introduced as the production successor to the original Group 4 homologation Turbo 1, the Turbo 2 replaced many expensive light-alloy components with standard Renault parts, including the interior, which adopted a more conventional Renault dashboard in place of the Bertone-designed original. The price came down; the performance changed very little.
Power comes from a 1,397 cc Cléon-Fonte turbocharged inline-four fed by Bosch K-Jetronic fuel injection and a Garrett AiResearch T3 turbocharger, producing about 158 hp (160 PS) in European specification.
The engine is mounted longitudinally behind the driver, driving the rear wheels through a five-speed gearbox derived from the Renault 30. Curb weight was approximately 2,140 lbs (970 kg).
The claimed 0-62 mph time was around 6.9 seconds, with a top speed of about 124 mph. Jean Ragnotti’s 1981 Monte Carlo Rally win and the original Renault 5 Turbo’s Tour de Corse victories helped put the model firmly in the spotlight.
In total, approximately 3,167 Turbo 2s were built alongside about 1,820 of the original Turbo 1, for a combined production run of roughly 4,987 cars.
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